Fluorobenzyl alcohols

Abstract

2,2-Dimethyl-3-vinyl-cyclopropane carboxylic acid esters of halogenated benzyl alcohols of the formula <IMAGE> in which each R independently represents F, Cl, Br or CH3 and m and n each represent 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 subject to the sum of m+n being not more than 5, with the provisos that (i) when each R represents F or Br then m and n cannot both be 0, (ii) when each R represents Cl, then m represents 0, 1, 2, 3 or 5 and n represents 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, and (iii) when each R represents CH3, then m represents 0 and n represents 5, which possess arthropodicidal properties.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A fluorobenzyl alcohol selected from the group consisting of 2,3,5,6-tetra-fluorobenzyl alcohol,   tetrafluoro-3-chlorobenzyl alcohol,   trifluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzyl alcohol,   2,6-difluoro-3,5-dichlorobenzyl alcohol, and   2,3,6-trifluoro-5-chlorobenzyl alcohol.   
     
     
       2. A fluorobenzyl alcohol according to claim 1 wherein such alcohol is tetrafluoro-3-chlorobenzyl alcohol.